MPs call for a ‘plain English’ guide on Nursing Associates

The Health Select Committee has called for a ‘plain English’ guide around the scope of practice for nursing associates.

MPs were told, as part of an investigation into the nursing workforce by the Commons’ health select committee’s, that some nurses, healthcare professionals and even nursing associates are confused about the role and scope of practice of the new nursing associate role.

Inside the report, titled The Nursing Workforce, MPs have called for clarity around the nursing associate role, and the scope of their practice, they said this was essential for patient safety – suggesting a ‘plain English’ guide to the role should be produced.